Hand Embroidered Quilt Retreat
An incredible three days with Polish Folk Embroidery Artist Kasia Jacquot. Immerse yourself into three days of hand embroidering a quilt. Kasia has created a process where stitching a quilt becomes doable for any skill level.
You will select from three designs (pictured) and Kasia will guide you every step of the way over the course of the three days.
The retreat has been carefully planned to allow plenty of time and a balance of relaxed stitching combined with relevant lessons where you’ll learn new skills and improve on your existing knowledge.
As a bonus Kasia is also including two one-hour Master Lessons;
Choosing Colours For Embroidery
Mastering The Satin Stitch
Over the three days you will learn how to:
comfortably approach a large-scale embroidery project like a quilt.
use a hoop for a large project, or stitch without one effectively.
choose the best stitches for your design.
choose colours for your design.
design a stitch plan for your quilt, instead of making it up as you go along.
stitch your quilt so it’s best suited to your skill level, amount of time you have and desired effect.and more
You will be able to see a variety of different embroidered quilts on display and Kasia will also showcase previous students work so you’ll get plenty of inspiration and ideas for your own quilt.
Project details:
If you already have one of Kasia’s quilts you can bring this to the retreat and work on it for the three days.
If you don’t have one of Kasia’s quilts already you will be able to choose from three designs at the start of the retreat and purchase your quilt panel for the special retreat price of $99. In addition, you will also have the option of purchasing the DMC embroidery threads in Kasia’s signature colours at any point during the three days.
You are welcome to bring your own threads and use your own colours.
The quilt tops feature twenty square designs which you can stitch all as one piece or you can cut them up and stitch them one at a time. Previous students have cut up the squares and added sashing in between to make the quilts bigger, and others have left the whole panel as is and turned it into a small quilt.
Following the retreat students will be given access to Kasia’s closed Facebook group where you will find over three hundred other embroiders and quilters working on the same quilts.
This retreat focuses on embroidering a quilt panel. We will not be sewing the quilt but you are welcome to bring fabrics and Kasia will talk you through your design with choices for sashing, backing, edges and binding.
What to bring:
Small scissors
Pen
Notebook
If you have any specific questions Kasia is happy to answer them all, you can email her directly at hello@kasiajacquot.com
Also - for those wishing to partake - we have arranged some late night shopping at the Coolroom Emprorium in Robertson from 4.15pm on the Wednesday. The Coolroom is home to 50 independent vintage and collectable stalls. After shopping, again for those that fancy it, we will enjoy a group dinner at the local pub. Everyone can purchase their own dinner and drinks and we can enjoy some social time together.
$930aud
nb Usual small print applies. We are unable to offer a refund or exchange should you book and then become unavailable to attend. You can happily give your place to a friend. Please respect the small nature of our business and that of the artists we are booking to bring you these events and opportunities. We appreciate your understanding.
